Anker / Bluewater 9.4MM 80M Dry Bi-Color Rope

Stumbled across this rope today. I've been looking at longer Bi-Color Dry ropes for a while so it must be pretty new so I thought I'd post it.

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Specs look great. About as light as the Beal Joker, but way better elongation and fall numbers makes me think this may be a nice long, light, durable rope for Ice or Trad leading, especially on new routes.
A little over 9# for 80M of rope.
I can think of a lot of times I would have liked to have had it instead of my 60.

Maybe I got the first one ...

Yes a sweet lookin rope bluewater shows it can be used as a pair of half ropes as well
That's way cool

Be sure to give us an update on handling , kinking or other issues eh?!

Cheers

After using this rope a few times I can say it is very manageable. There was never any slightest tendency towards kinking. The rope never absorbed a drop of water either.
The only negatives, as one would expect, were quite a bit of elasticity on a fall and the 80M length introducing some communication issues.
Oh yeah, and it's a workout to coil up. Seems like I never got to the end. Have to do a elbow tuck into the waist.